What does "oriya" mean?
An inhabitant of Odisha.
Oriya
/ɔˈrijə/ name, noun
name, noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Meaning at a glance
- Primary sense: An inhabitant of Odisha.
- Grammar: oriya is listed as name, noun.
- Nearest alternatives: oriya language, english, language, odia.
- Useful contrasts: Latin script, nonodishan, nonoriya.
- Usage evidence: This Gitagovinda pattern of the entire medieval Oriya literature, the number of translations this book has had in Oriya, the deep influence it has exercised on the art and society of Orissa and the fact that all the events that mattered in the poet Jayadeva’s life happened at Puri, as well as the great honour given to his book in the temple of Jagannatha, all naturally make Jayadeva an integral part of Orissa’s medieval culture and tend to prove the great poet-saint’s Orissan citizenship, as claimed by the Oriyas.
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 An inhabitant of Odisha.
"Full of human kindness and sick to his soul with the atrocities the Marathas were committing on the innocent masses of Orissa, he was, under the guise of doing his pfficial duties, secretly helping the Oriyas."
- 2 a Magadhan language that is spoken by the Oriya and is the official language of the Indian state of Orissa wordnet
- 3 a member of a people in India living in Orissa and neighboring areas wordnet
Proper Noun
- 1 Odia, the language spoken in the state of Odisha, India.
"This Gitagovinda pattern of the entire medieval Oriya literature, the number of translations this book has had in Oriya, the deep influence it has exercised on the art and society of Orissa and the fact that all the events that mattered in the poet Jayadeva’s life happened at Puri, as well as the great honour given to his book in the temple of Jagannatha, all naturally make Jayadeva an integral part of Orissa’s medieval culture and tend to prove the great poet-saint’s Orissan citizenship, as claimed by the Oriyas."
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Example
"This Gitagovinda pattern of the entire medieval Oriya literature, the number of translations this book has had in Oriya, the deep influence it has exercised on the art and society of Orissa and the fact that all the events that mattered in the poet Jayadeva’s life happened at Puri, as well as the great honour given to his book in the temple of Jagannatha, all naturally make Jayadeva an integral part of Orissa’s medieval culture and tend to prove the great poet-saint’s Orissan citizenship, as claimed by the Oriyas."
Common questions
What is a synonym for "oriya"?
Common synonyms include: oriya language, english, language, odia, odia language, odia person.
How do you use "oriya" in a sentence?
This Gitagovinda pattern of the entire medieval Oriya literature, the number of translations this book has had in Oriya, the deep influence it has exercised on the art and society of Orissa and the fact that all the events that mattered in the poet Jayadeva’s life happened at Puri, as well as the great honour given to his book in the temple of Jagannatha, all naturally make Jayadeva an integral part of Orissa’s medieval culture and tend to prove the great poet-saint’s Orissan citizenship, as claimed by the Oriyas.
How do you pronounce "oriya"?
Pronounced /ɔˈrijə/.
Etymology
Borrowed from Odia ଓଡ଼ିଆ (oṛiā).